DESCRIPTION

The qix program bounces a series of line segments around its window.
This is truly the swiss army chainsaw of qix programs. If you know of
one with more display modes, I want to know about it.

OPTIONS

qix accepts the following options:
-window Draw on a newly-created window. This is the default.
-root Draw on the root window.
-mono If on a color display, pretend we’re on a monochrome display.
-install
Install a private colormap for the window.
-visualvisual
Specify which visual to use. Legal values are the name of a
visual class, or the id number (decimal or hex) of a specific
visual.
-segmentsinteger
How many line segments should be drawn. Default 50.
-spreadinteger
How far apart the endpoints of one segment should be from the
next. Default 8.
-sizeinteger
The maximum distance one endpoint of a segment is allowed to be
from the opposite end of that segment. Default 0, meaning
unlimited.
-countinteger
How many qixes to draw. Default 1.
-color-shiftdegrees
If on a color display, the color of the line segments will
cycle through the spectrum. This specifies how far the hue of
each segment should be from the next, in degrees on the HSV
wheel. Default 3.
-delaymicroseconds
How much of a delay should be introduced between steps of the
animation. Default 10000, or about 0.01 seconds.
-random The qix will wander around the screen semi-randomly. This is
the default.
-linear The opposite of -random: the qix will travel in straight lines
until it reaches a wall, and then it will bounce.
-solid If this is specified, then the area between the line segments
will be filled in with the appropriate color, instead of the
qix simply being composed of one-pixel-wide line segments.
This option looks really good in color.
-hollow The opposite of -solid; this is the default.
-xor If this is specified, then qix segments will be drawn and
erased with xor, instead of being drawn in some color and
erased in the background color. This implies -mono, in that
only two colors can be used.
-transparent
If this is specified, and -count is greater than 1, then each
qix will be drawn in one color, and when they overlap, the
colors will be mixed. This looks best in conjunction with
-solid.
-non-transparent
Turns off -transparent.
-additive
If -transparent is specified, then this option means that the
colors will be mixed using an additive color model, as if the
qixes were projected light. This is the default.
-subtractive
If -transparent is specified, then this option means that the
colors will be mixed using a subtractive color model, as if the
qixes were translucent filters.
-polyint
How many vertices each qix-line should have: the default is 2,
meaning the traditional qix line shape. Three will yield
triangles, and so on.
-gravity-no-gravity
Whether there should be downward attraction. For example, the
options -gravity-linear will make everything move in nice
smooth parabolas. Gravity is off by default.
-fps Display the current frame rate and CPU load.

ENVIRONMENT

DISPLAY to get the default host and display number.
XENVIRONMENT
to get the name of a resource file that overrides the global
resources stored in the RESOURCE_MANAGER property.